Media monitoring - links to recent news items: 

Of interest to Border Deployment / borders

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• 1 August: Daily Telegraph | With 27 checkpoints stretching from Eden on the Far south coast to Dareton in the west, the NSW-VIC border operation has created a new kind of policing COVID cops braving bitter cold at border checkpoints

• 1 August: AAP/ 7 News+ | Man arrested at a NSW-Victoria border checkpoint after allegedly providing false information to police and then punching an officer in the face. Man punches officer at Victoria border control 

• 20 July: 2GB |  ‘It was too late’: Ben Fordham criticises NSW government’s border closure fail

• 28 July: ABC| A man and woman from the NSW South Coast filmed themselves refusing a COVID-19 compliance check after returning from Vic Border Control Order breaches for refusing COVID-19 compliance checks attracts fine, court date

• 28 July: Deniliquin Pastoral Times |  As the NSW COVID-19 cases continue to grow, Barooga and Tocumwal residents are strongly urged not to travel into Victoria unless necessary. Barooga residents urged to stay in NSW

• 27 July: Bay 93.9 | Local covidiot arrested at border

• 25 July: News.com | Conspiracy theorist cops it at border

• 24 July: ABC | South Australians to be included in ban on crossing Victorian border from July 28

• 21 July: 9News | Tighter NSW-Victoria border restrictions come into effect tonight

• 21 July: SMH | 'Error' will force truck drivers to self-isolate unnecessarily, union says.

• 21 July: The Corowa Free Press | NSW police thank locals for generosity.

• 20 July: ABC | What NSW, Victorian residents need to know about the new coronavirus border rules.

• 20 July: 9 News – Today Show: As of midnight Tuesday, it will be harder for Victorians to enter New South Wales with a new border zone coming into effect. https://twitter.com/thetodayshow/status/1284938585452445702 .

• 19 July: ABC: NSW introduces new ‘border zone’ with tighter restrictions for Victorians https://twitter.com/abcnews/status/1284776402286305286

• 19 July: 9 News: The outbreak in Victoria is leading to tighter border restrictions for interstate travellers https://twitter.com/9newssyd/status/1284824713378889728

• 19 July: 7 News: Strict new border zone' announced for NSW residents https://7news.com.au/travel/coronavirus/strict-new-border-zone-announced-for-nsw-residents-c-1176884

• 17 July / Border loophole exposed | 2GB https://omny.fm/shows/the-ray-hadley-morning-show/ray-hadley-reveals-loopholes-and-failures-in-the-c 

• 17 July / News.com.au | Photos of police at border reveal coronavirus is just like Spanish flu

• 16 July / ABC | Border closure forces Murray River tour operators to shut down as police step up water patrols

• 15 July / Goulburn Post | Hume PD officers working under sleet and snow

• 14 July / ABC Riverina | NSW mechanics inundated with requests to switch Victorian number plates - LINK to story

• 14 July / 9 News | South Australia postpones reopening of SA-NSW border https://www.9news.com.au/national/south-australia-nsw-act-border-opening-plans-postponed/d9dc5e1c-91d1-4582-a840-e753f98a521a

• 13 July / Sunrise | More than 270 cars have been turned around at checkpoints on the NSW-VIC border since it closed on Wednesday. “We have 650 police officers at 54 border crossings. We are very serious about making sure New South Wales remains safe and secure" - Police Minister David Elliot.  https://twitter.com/i/status/1282438620045926401 

Of interest to Hotels Deployment / quarantines

• 5 August: ABC | Anyone arriving in NSW from Victoria to go into 14-day hotel quarantine as 12 new coronavirus infections confirmed. 

• 4 August: Daily Telegraph | At least five Sydney COVID-19 quarantine hotels have been condemned as “potentially lethal buildings” after fire safety faults were found Sydney COVID-19 quarantine hotels have potential fire safety faults

• 1 August: Daily Telegraph | Private security guards hired to carry out NSW’s hotel quarantine system will be carefully examined in the wake of Victoria Sydney Hotel Guards under scrutiny

• 28 July Hotel Management | NSW hotels buoyed by COVID conference allowance

• 24 July ABC | Defence personnel brought into coronavirus quarantine hotels in WA after alleged breaches

• 24 July 2GB | Ray Hadley has slammed the “sheer stupidity” of people caught flagrantly failing to self-quarantine after returning from Victoria. Ray Hadley demands crackdown on NSW quarantine rules after blatant breaches

• 21 July / ABC | Far North Queensland hotel quarantine a 'frat house' as traveller questions why he wasn't tested for COVID-19

• 19 July / 9 News + 7 News | Queensland man charged after allegedly attempting to escape Sydney quarantine hotel for a cigarette https://www.9news.com.au/national/coronavirus-hotel-quarantine-man-charged-after-attempting-to-escape-smoke-cigarette/b11fc97e-b575-4116-b4b4-79671a97a131
  
  https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/queensland-travellers-excuse-for-attempting-to-flee-sydney-hotel-quarantine-c-1176701

• 12 July / 7 News | Returning overseas travellers flying into New South Wales will now be charged for their 14-day stay in hotel quarantine. https://twitter.com/i/status/1282404358479441920

A number of media companies have 'centralised' their Coronavirus coverage of provided additional ways to receive updates.

From behind their paywall:

• Daily Telegraph 
  https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/coronavirus
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• Sydney Morning Herald 
  https://www.smh.com.au/coronavirus-pandemic 

No paywall involved:

• 7 News 
  https://7news.com.au/travel/coronavirus 
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• ABC
  https://www.abc.net.au/news/story-streams/coronavirus/
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• Guardian 
  https://www.theguardian.com/world/coronavirus-outbreak 
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• Yahoo
  https://au.yahoo.com/topics/coronavirus
  
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